抒情作品与审美伦理

Lyrical Works and Aesthetic Ethics

分别以"短篇抒情诗"和"长篇叙事诗"来概括中西文学的起源,这个似乎已成定论的观点其实存在着很大问题。在这个观点背后,不难看到存在着一厢情愿的"审美民族主义"的阴影。事实表明,自上世纪以来由若干学者逐步推出的"抒情传统"说,并不能真正概括中国艺术精神。从审美伦理学的视野重审这个命题,有助于我们更好地理解"诗性叙事"之于"普世文学观"的重要意义。

The view that Chinese literature has its origin in ＂short lyrical poems＂ and Western literature has its origin in ＂ long narrative poems＂ has held sway for a long time, but it is a faulty view. Behind it lurks the shadow of ＂ aesthetic nationalism＂. Facts have shown that the argument of a ＂ lyrical tradition＂ put forward by scholars successively since the last century has failed to fully capture the Chinese artistic spirit. It will help us better understand the significance of ＂ poetic narratives＂ to ＂universal literary views＂ to reassert this proposition from the angle of aesthetic ethics.